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An Interesting Case of Eosinophilic Meningitis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is one of the causative agents of eosinophilic meningitis. Humans get infected when they ingest raw or partially cooked snails or monitor lizards (Varanus bengalensis). There is a popular belief that the tongue and the liver
Shivanand Pai, Deepak Madi, Basavaprabhu Achappa, Soundarya Mahalingam, Rakshith Kendambadi   +4 more
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A validated high-throughput method for assaying rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) motility when challenged with potentially anthelmintic natural products from Hawaiian fungi

Parasitology, 2022
Abstract Parasitic nematodes devastate human and animal health. The limited number of anthelmintics available is concerning, especially because of increasing drug resistance. Anthelmintics are commonly derived from natural products, e.g. fungi and plants.
Randi L. Rollins, Mallique Qader, W. L. Gosnell, Cong Wang, Shugeng Cao, R. Cowie   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Frontiers of parasitology research in the People's Republic of China : infection, diagnosis, protection and surveillance [PDF]

, 2012
: Control and eventual elimination of human parasitic diseases in the People's Republic of China (P.R. China) requires novel approaches, particularly in the areas of diagnostics, mathematical modelling, monitoring, evaluation, surveillance and public ...
Bergquist, R., Chen, J. H., Chen, J. X., Tanner, M., Utzinger, J., Wang, H., Zhou, X. N.   +6 more
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Case Report: Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection Presenting as Small Fiber Neuropathy.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2022
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an emerging parasite that is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. Human infection typically presents with headache, neck stiffness, and paresthesia.
Johnnie A Yates, Todd Devere, Sharin Sakurai-Burton, B. Santi, Cali McAllister, Kiana L Frank   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
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El riesgo de parasitismo por Angiostrongylus cantonensis: una problemática reemergente en Cuba

Revista Información Científica, 2020
Introducción: el riesgo de parasitismo por Angiostrongylus cantonensis  transmitido por el caracol gigante africano es una problemática reemergente en Cuba.
Yuvisleidys Reynosa-Aguilar, Karla Sucet Elias-Armas, José Oriol Vega-Puentes, Vivian Céspedes-Pereña   +3 more
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Phylogeography of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae) in southern China and some surrounding areas. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is of increasing public health importance as the main zoonotic pathogen causing eosinophilic meningitis or meningoencephalitis, which has been documented all over the world.
Jian Peng, Zhang-Ping He, Shuai Zhang, Zhao-Rong Lun, Zhong-Dao Wu, Chia-Kwung Fan, Christopher L Brown, Po-Ching Cheng, Shih-Yi Peng, Ting-Bao Yang   +9 more
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Canine Angiostrongylus vasorum [PDF]

, 2011
The French heartworm Angiostrougylus vasorum is a parasitic nematode that lives in the pulmonary vessels and the heart of canids. Transmission occurs through ingestion of infected intermediate hosts, such as snails and slugs. There are increasing reports
Binst, Dominique, Claerebout, Edwin, Daminet, Sylvie, Moeremans, Ilse, Van de Maele, Isabel   +4 more
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Genetic analysis of a 66-kDa protein-encoding gene of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongylus malaysiensis

Parasitology, 2022
Abstract The rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis is globally known to be the cause of oeosinophilic meningitis in humans. Another congener, Angiostrongylus malaysiensis, is closely related to A.
A. Dumidae, C. Subkrasae, J. Ardpairin, A. Thanwisai, A. Vitta   +4 more
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Impacts of rodents in piggeries in Australia – review and pilot impact study

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Rodent impacts in Australian piggeries are under‐researched, with limited data on economic losses and control costs. A review and pilot study found average losses of AUD$100 000 annually. Key concerns include disease, damage, and control expenses.
Peter R. Brown, Steve Henry
wiley   +1 more source